The SyncStream Blog

Written by Arthur Tacchino, J.D., Chief Innovation Officer on December 21, 2017.

While compliance isn’t fun, it’s definitely better than the alternative. No matter how little you enjoy the data collection, record keeping, and form filing required for compliance, you probably enjoy paying fines even less.

Today, President Trump signed an executive order intended to loosen regulations currently enforced under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The order specifically directs the Treasury and the Department of Labor to:

Expand rules for association health plans, allowing more employers to ban together and purchase healthcare plans, including plans across state lines;

Loosen regulations on and make available short-term limited duration insurance that’s not subject to the essential health benefits mandates of the ACA; and

Written by Arthur Tacchino, J.D., Chief Innovation Officer on November 28, 2017.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was always meant to collect penalties from employers who didn’t comply with its regulations. Yet in the few years that ACA tracking and reporting has been required, these penalties haven’t seemed particularly real.

Written by Anna M. Silva, Chief Business Development Officer on October 18, 2017.

Everyone likes growth, but no one likes growing pains. Unfortunately, you can’t have one without the other. More employees, more revenue, and more influence undoubtedly come with more paperwork, more responsibility, and more regulations.